Journey to Bethlehem Card for Erin Lee Creative

Hello my crafty friends! I'm back with another card featuring the new holiday release from Erin Lee Creative! There are 4 different ELC products that I'm creating with today and I've got a bunch of technique photos to share. Scroll down for the details, plus my clickable shopping/supply list at the end of this post.

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

Below, are all the products in the new holiday release. I'm featuring the Love Came Down stamp set, the Starry Night stencil, Nativity Add-On die set and Nativity Scene Cover Plate.

To begin, I die cut my Nativity Scene Cover Plate on white cardstock and also on a light tan paper from one of my paper pads called, Daybreak. I also did a partial die cut on silver holographic paper to procure that star at the top of my card.

Because I wanted to color my windows and keep them inlaid, I added tape to the back of my white die cut, then insert all the negative pieces for the windows and doors.

Some of my coloring was outside the lines, but that's ok because I trimmed out the "buildings" from the tan paper, to pop up with adhesive foam over my white buildings. It will hide any errors.

I also added a little definition to my buildings by using my score tool and score board, as pictured below.

I made 4 score lines just to add a little something extra. I can definitely be a little extra from time to time, haha!

All of my coloring was done with OLO Markers and here's the breakdown:

Palm Trees - YG8.7, YG8.5, OR3.4, OR3.7

Windows: YO2.3, OR1.6, OR1.3

Joseph/Mary/Donkey: B4.3, OR3.4, CG1, OR1.0

Doors: OR3.4, OR3.7

OLO Marker is currently having a 20% off sale, so if you'd like to start a collection, or add to an existing one, tap my link above to get started!

Now, for my night sky, I swiped some Catherine Pooler Designs ink in Glacier across my cardstock. I heat set the ink and then stenciled my sky with the Starry Night Sky stencil and white modeling paste.

After making sure my stenciling was dry, I masked off an area with low tack mint tape to create light beaming down from the star.

I simply dipped a cotton ball into white pigment ink, then blotted in the color, removing the tape when finished.

Even though I heat set my ink, I still had some bleed thru of blue color onto my white stenciled stars, so I touched up my stars using a white gel pen.

Now, you don't necessarily have to color the Joseph, Mary, Donkey images, but I chose to do so. I imagined where to emphasize the head piece for Joseph, where to place a "burlap sack" over the donkey's back and how to color Mary's garment.

You might want to cut out several die cuts and experiment with placement and color for those images. You can also just use the die cuts as silhouette images.

Lastly, I added more white gel pen highlights to my building and trees. I also stamped my sentiment directly onto the bottom of my card, using CPD Cargo ink.

Let me know if you have any questions in the comment section. Thanks so much for stopping by. Tap any of my affiliate links below for product details or to shop! 

Terri

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Tim Holtz Distress Palette Knife Set - 2 pc Shop at: Scrapbookcom	3mm Adhesive Strips 160 ct. Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Mint Tape - 1 inch roll - 11 yards Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Reverse Tweezers Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Gelly Roll White Pens - 3 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Daybreak Cardstock Paper Pad - 6x8 in - 40 sheets Shop at: Scrapbookcom	White Project Grip Mat Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Tim Holtz Comfort Grip Guillotine Trimmer Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Gina K Designs Multi-Purpose Scoring Board Tool Shop at: Scrapbookcom	ELC Oval Nativity Scene Die Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	ELC Starry Night Stencil - 6x6 inch Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	ELC Love Came Down Stamp Set Shop at: Erin Lee Creative
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Nativity Scene Card for Erin Lee Creative

I have another card to share with you today, featuring more products from the new Erin Lee Creative Christmas release. I've paired together two of the new die sets, "Love Came Down" and "Manger Scene". While I realize, historically, Jesus was not actually born in winter, indulge me with my creative license! Scroll down for creative details and some historical chit chat. I'll have my shopping supply list at the end of this post as well.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

Alright, history lesson first. Does it snow in Bethlehem? Yes, typically in higher elevations and usually every 3-4 years. Their last good snowfall was in 2022. Although this is a desert city, in winter it's more dry than hot. Most scholars and historians believe Jesus was actually born in early Fall/Autumn.

If you'd like to know more about why the birth of Jesus is celebrated at Christmas, check out this article from the Biblical Archeology Society. Ironically, the first image you'll see is a beautiful oil painting of Bethlehem covered in snow, painted by Peter Bruegel in 1566!

Now, for some creative details on my A2 sized card. I used a variety of more earthy, neutral tone papers from some of my paper pads for my manger scene and did some ink blending around the edges with Ranger Distress Oxide ink in Vintage Photo.

I also tore and distressed some paper across the bottom of my scene to represent the desert. A cardboard nail file works great for distressing.

The Love Came Down die set actually comes with an outline die, however, it was taking up too much space for my small, intimate scene, so I opted not to use the outline. Instead of gluing my die cut sentiment to the card panel, I wanted to pop it up for dimension. I used my Platinum 6 for all my die cutting, with white and black cardstock for this sentiment. I used glue to adhere and stagger the white on top of black. 

Not only does it give a little more definition against that snowy backdrop, but it also gives me more space to add tiny adhesive foam squares on the back, to pop up my die cuts.

I buy sheets of adhesive strips, so I can trim them down to the size I need for any given project.

 

My snowy paper actually came from a retired paper pack in my stash, Echo Park Paper Lumberjack Christmas. If you wanted to recreate that snowy background and don't feel comfortable making your own paint splatters, the new Carta Bella Paper Winter Snow Sky stencil is a great alternative. Just stencil onto black cardstock, using white paint! I'll have it linked to my supply list, as well, for the sake of convenience.

Lastly, the star die included in the Manger Scene die set, was cut using gold holographic paper from my stash. Erin Lee Creative also has a great selection of specialty cardstock, in a variety of colors, so be sure and check that out too.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy Holiday cardmaking ya'll!

Terri

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Vacation A2 Paper Pad - 40 sheets Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Reverse Tweezers Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Tiny Detail Blending Brush Bundle Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Love Came Down Die Set Shop at: Erin Lee Creative
Manger Scene Die Set Shop at: Erin Lee Creative	Carta Bella Winter Snow Sky Stencil - 6x6 in Shop at: Scrapbookcom

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